Bloom

There is a quotation that states, “Bloom where you are planted.” There are beautiful flowers planted in gardens, in landscapes, in conservatories and then there are those flowers we label as wild flowers.

The wild flowers, as their name suggests, grow wild among unaltered paths. There location was not carefully selected or groomed to meet the needs and eye of the careful gardener; instead, they bloom where their seeds have fallen and create beauty in the most remote and unconventional locations.

Driving through the mountains, walking through a field, the wildflower inspires the feeling of unexpected surprise as one comes across it and can’t help but feel that there was purpose in its uniqueness. Beauty in the unexpected, inspiration in the unaltered, and companionship in the most desolate of locations; God’s purpose is not random nor is His creation without its unique design.

So why did God create so many different, unique flowers that bloom and flourish in different regions, climates, and expanses? Why are snowflakes each different from one another? Why are some people born to royalty and high esteem while others find themselves as part of the middleclass, living in the background?

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?' " 21Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? Romans 9:20-21

This verse has always been hard for me to accept because we all want to be made for noble purposes and nobody wants to be referred to as “common.” Our earthly mentality is that it is by our own design the measure of success and esteem we receive; however, the heavenly mentality should be one that accepts and finds contentment where they are and who they are.

Wildflowers are wild by design but were planted with purpose by a creator who understood that not all creation can fit on center stage, but instead some were made to bloom with the earth as their stage and the sun as their spotlight.

Bloom Where You Are Planted